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PASSIONS AND MORAL PROGRESS IN GRECO-ROMAN THOUGHT IBD

ROUTLEDGE
08 / 2010
9780415594912
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Sinopsis

This bookácontains a collection of 13 essays from leading scholarsáon the relationship betweenápassionate emotionsáand moral advancement in Greek and Roman thought.á Recognising that emotions played a key role in whether individualsálived happily, ancient philosophers extensively discussed the nature of 'the passions', showing how those who managed their emotions properly would lead better, more moral lives.á The contributions are preceded by an introdution to the subject by John Fitzgerald.á Writers discussed include the Cynics, the Neopythagorians, Aristotle and Ovid, the discussion encompasses philosophy, literature and religion.

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